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The non-English word association thread (an aid)

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Thok
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 10:24 am
for that matter:

Schneemann - (german for snowman)
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hamburger
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 10:28 am
but if it really cold, it is "arschkalt" (i heard a german tourist guide in niagara falls explaining to german tourists how cold it would be in the winter standing at the falls; they understood).
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Clary
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:39 pm
Could Arschkalt be the origin of Oshkosh?
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satt fs
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:44 pm
bu yao bing : "no need of ice" in chinese, and this is exactly of the same sound with "no need of weapons" with different characters.
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Clary
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:46 pm
which reminds me that the Japanese airline ANA's name in Chinese characters means 'Empty every day'
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Thok
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:48 pm
hamburger wrote:
but if it really cold, it is "arschkalt" (i heard a german tourist guide in niagara falls explaining to german tourists how cold it would be in the winter standing at the falls; they understood).


other example: "saukalt". But this is slang, almost vulgar. Smile


Clary wrote:
Could Arschkalt be the origin of Oshkosh?


What you are talking about,what is Oshkosh?
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satt fs
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:51 pm
Clary wrote:
which reminds me that the Japanese airline ANA's name in Chinese characters means 'Empty every day'

Laughing

reminds me of the story of the "nova" car.
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Clary
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:54 pm
Oshkosh is a place. I don't know its origin. It gets cold there. It sounds like Arschkalt, a bit.

Nova, yes Smile
There's still a Japanese drink called SWEAT, isn't there?
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satt fs
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 04:01 pm
Clary wrote:

There's still a Japanese drink called SWEAT, isn't there?


Yeah there is, but it is understood as a drink "after (or during) sweating" in exercises.
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hamburger
 
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Reply Thu 19 Aug, 2004 07:53 pm
NON ENGLISH
VISIT >>> OSHKOSH/WISCONSIN
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Thok
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 01:17 am
well,yes

Dorf (german for village)
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satt fs
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 03:34 am
Stadt ("city" in german )
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Thok
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 03:45 am
forum ( latin also for market place )
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 04:14 am
Les grands surfaces (F. for 'superstore,' literally 'big surfaces.')
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satt fs
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 04:19 am
supermercado ("supermarket" in spanish.)
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Thok
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 04:38 am
Einkaufswagen (german for caddy )
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Clary
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 11:37 am
Schlafenwagen - 'soft' sleeper in Chinese - sleeping compartment
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Thok
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 11:41 am
pays de cocagne (french for cockaigne)
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 11:42 am
Frankrijk - meaning France in Dutch.
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Fri 20 Aug, 2004 12:56 pm
Despedirse a la francesa - to leave without saying goodbye (lit. 'to say goodbye aux françaises.)
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